8th Air Fleet

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:4th_Air_Fleet
gptkbp:active_years 1941-1945
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:Shōkaku
gptkb:Jun'yō
gptkb:Taihō
gptkb:Zuikaku
gptkb:Aichi_D3_A
gptkb:Nakajima_B5_N
gptkb:Mitsubishi_G4_M
Hiyō
gptkbp:alliance gptkb:Axis_Powers
gptkbp:command_structure gptkb:Air_Fleet_Command
gptkbp:commander Vice Admiral Jinichi Kusaka
Rear Admiral Takeo Takagi
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:Pacific_War
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Truk_Lagoon
Truk Islands
gptkbp:historical_significance Japanese naval strategy
World War II aviation history
Imperial Japanese military history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 8th Air Fleet
gptkbp:intelligence reconnaissance missions
surveillance operations
target acquisition
gptkbp:involved_units gptkb:Kido_Butai
Carrier Divisions
Land-based Air Units
gptkbp:legacy historical studies
military strategy development
influence on modern naval aviation
gptkbp:logistics ammunition supply
supply missions
transport operations
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa
gptkb:Battle_of_Iwo_Jima
gptkb:Battle_of_Guadalcanal
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Philippine_Sea
gptkb:Battle_of_Coral_Sea
gptkbp:notable_operations gptkb:Operation_Hailstone
gptkb:Battle_of_Midway
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Philippine_Sea
gptkbp:operational_area gptkb:Central_Pacific
gptkbp:operational_status deactivated
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkbp:strategic_importance reconnaissance
air superiority
naval support
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Japanese_Maritime_Self-Defense_Force
gptkb:Japanese_Naval_Air_Force
gptkbp:training pilot training
crew training
maintenance training
gptkbp:type gptkb:battle